Famous People with Name Morris

Morris Swadesh            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Morris Swadesh: was an American linguist. He was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts to Russian Jewish parents from whom he learned Yiddish. He received his B.A. from the University of Chicago and his Ph.D. from Yale University, where he studied with Edward Sapir. During the Second World War he worked on military projects to compile reference materials for Burmese, Chinese, Russian, and Spanish. In May 1949 Swadesh was fired by the City College of New York as the result of accusations that he was a Communist, making him one of a number of anthropologists to fall victim to harassment by anti-communists during the McCarthy Era. He continued to work in the United States with limited funding from the American Philosophical Society until 1954 when he took a position as Professor at the National School of Anthropology and History (Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia) in Mexico City, where he remained until his death.

Morris Herman DeGroot            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Morris Herman DeGroot: was an American statistician. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Professor DeGroot graduated from Roosevelt University and earned master's and doctor's degrees from the University of Chicago. Professor DeGroot joined Carnegie Mellon in 1957 and became a Univ

Morris Nettles            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Morris Nettles: is a retired professional baseball player who played 2 seasons for the California Angels of Major League Baseball.

Morris Skip Strode            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Morris Skip Strode: is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During Strode's career he won 1 doubles title. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 127 in 1983 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 47 in 1983.

Morris P. Bodnar            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Morris P. Bodnar: was a member of the Canadian House of Commons at the Saskatoon—Dundurn electoral district from 1993 to 1997. He is a lawyer by career. Bodnar won election to the 35th Canadian Parliament with the Liberal party in the 1993 federal election. He was defeated by Reform party candidate Allan Kerpan in the Blackstrap electoral district in the 1997 federal election. Bodnar was also unsuccessful in the 2000 federal election when he attempted to return to Parliament in the Saskatoon—Humboldt riding.

Toby Morris            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Toby Morris: was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Morris was elected as a Democrat to the 80th and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1947-January 3, 1953). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1952 to the 83rd Congress. He served as distr

Cadwalader Morris            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cadwalader Morris: was an American merchant and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the American Revolution, he was a member of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry, which was commanded by his cousin, Captain Samuel Morris. He was a delegate for Pennsylv

Anthony Morris, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Anthony Morris, Jr.: was a brewer, Quaker preacher, judge, and mayor of Philadelphia.In addition to serving Philadelphia as one of its leading brewers, Anthony Morris served in a variety of judicial capacities during the 1690s and was described by William Penn as "one of the

Earle Morris            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Earle Morris: was an American Democratic politician.Morris served as Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina 1971-1975. Later he served as Comptroller General of South Carolina and was a member of both houses of the South Carolina General Assembly.

Gouverneur Morris            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gouverneur Morris: was an American statesman, a Founding Father of the United States, and a native of New York City who represented Pennsylvania in the Constitutional Convention of 1787. He was also an author of large sections of the Constitution of the United States and on